Embroidery : a collection of articles on subjects connected with the study of fine needlework, including stitches, materials, methods of work, and designing, and history ... (1909)
Christie, Grace · London, James Pearsall · leaf 201
n to the material, but pinnedvery carefully on to it—on the right side—and the gathering threads taken through thepaper and material exactly as if these wereone. The needle should be inserted halfwaybetween and brought out exactly on the 141 EMBROIDERY dot. When the rows are completed, tear offthe… … Fig. 103 together. The tightness of the gathers varieswith the material. Some workers preferthe gathers tightly drawn up and to workrather loosely over them ; others find it easierto have them more loosely drawn up. The stitches used in smocking are fewand simple. They resolve themselves…
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